Tuesday 31 August 1943 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 04:594:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:037:03 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:046:04 PM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 07 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Pratipadā | past sunrise | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | past sunrise | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 29:03 05:035:03 AM Wed | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 18:046:04 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:229:22 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:181:18 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:321:32 PM | 15:193:19 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:372:37 PM | 17:145:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:354:35 PM | 18:136:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:145:14 PM | 19:527:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:527:52 PM | 21:199:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:527:52 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:527:52 PM | 20:578:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 25:581:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |